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Overrepresent The Underrepresented, With ’Áine Phelan (Afterpay)
On this episode of Would You Data Scientist, Wendy is joined by guest Áine Phelan, Manager of Behavioural Science at Afterpay, working on Strategy and Data Science. Find out about the long road that led Áine to data science, and what difficulties women face when applying for jobs in the industry.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
-Áine had a long route into data science, moving to Sydney from Ireland and working as an analyst. Then working as a teacher then back into analytics. It was only after she discovered an interest in data science that she considered a career in it. The route into these jobs is never straight forward.
-As a woman in business there is always the challenge of overcoming perfectionistic thinking. Many women will be put off a job of they don't fit every category, whereas men are more likely to apply even if they tick fewer boxes.
-Áine recommends the book ‘Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men' by Caroline Criado Perez. Linked in the Episode Resources.
BEST MOMENTS
‘You need to be thinking outside the box at this moment in time'
‘What's very motivating about where I'm working currently is that there's a desire to make people's lives better'
‘You need to overrepresent the underrepresented'
EPISODE RESOURCES
afterpay.com/en-AU
Áine Phelan on LinkedIn
Invisible Women Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men
Women in Data Science Worldwide Facebook group
The God Delusion
Women Don't Owe You Pretty
ABOUT THE GUEST
Áine is a data professional with 15 years' experience including rocketship FinTech, ASX Top-20 Financial Services and some of the world's leading Telco carriers and vendors.
VALUABLE RESOURCES
linkedin.com/in/ethicalrecruiter
qwerkrecruitment.com
@qwerkrec on socials
ABOUT THE HOST
Wendy Gannon started Qwerk Recruitment in the middle of the Covid Pandemic to disrupt the recruitment sector with ETHICAL data recruitment and treat everyone with love, dignity and respect. Avid Music photographer of 15 years. Scientists from all walks of life to access their dream career.
This show was brought to you by Progressive Media
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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On this episode of Would You Data Scientist, Wendy is joined by guest Áine Phelan, Manager of Behavioural Science at Afterpay, working on Strategy and Data Science. Find out about the long road that led Áine to data science, and what difficulties women face when applying for jobs in the industry.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
-Áine had a long route into data science, moving to Sydney from Ireland and working as an analyst. Then working as a teacher then back into analytics. It was only after she discovered an interest in data science that she considered a career in it. The route into these jobs is never straight forward.
-As a woman in business there is always the challenge of overcoming perfectionistic thinking. Many women will be put off a job of they don't fit every category, whereas men are more likely to apply even if they tick fewer boxes.
-Áine recommends the book ‘Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men' by Caroline Criado Perez. Linked in the Episode Resources.
BEST MOMENTS
‘You need to be thinking outside the box at this moment in time'
‘What's very motivating about where I'm working currently is that there's a desire to make people's lives better'
‘You need to overrepresent the underrepresented'
EPISODE RESOURCES
afterpay.com/en-AU
Áine Phelan on LinkedIn
Invisible Women Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men
Women in Data Science Worldwide Facebook group
The God Delusion
Women Don't Owe You Pretty
ABOUT THE GUEST
Áine is a data professional with 15 years' experience including rocketship FinTech, ASX Top-20 Financial Services and some of the world's leading Telco carriers and vendors.
VALUABLE RESOURCES
linkedin.com/in/ethicalrecruiter
qwerkrecruitment.com
@qwerkrec on socials
ABOUT THE HOST
Wendy Gannon started Qwerk Recruitment in the middle of the Covid Pandemic to disrupt the recruitment sector with ETHICAL data recruitment and treat everyone with love, dignity and respect. Avid Music photographer of 15 years. Scientists from all walks of life to access their dream career.
This show was brought to you by Progressive Media
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.